§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether Her Majesty's Government will support in the Council of Ministers the recommendations of the European Commission that there should be a contraction of 45 per cent. in the EEC's shipbuilding capacity; and whether he will make a statement about the implications of this for the British shipbuilding industry.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldI refer the hon. Member to what I said during the Second Reading of the Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments) Bill on 16th January 1978.—[Official Report, Vol. 942, c. 206–207.]